Biology

Exeggutor is a tall, bipedal Pokémon that resembles a palm tree. Its body and legs are light brown with thin black rings and its legs are thick with two-toed feet. There light yellow paw pad on each foot's underside. It has thin, green leaves sprouting from the top of its body. Exeggutor has three to six round, light yellow heads that resemble coconuts, each with differing facial expressions.

Each head thinks independently of the others, so it makes a lot of noise as each head speaks its mind. If all the heads want to go in a different direction, its body is unable to move. They are able to communicate telepathically as well and sometimes use it to come to a joint decision. It uses psychic powers to fight, and since all three heads are capable its power is tripled. If one of these heads grows too large, it falls off and groups back together to become an Exeggcute. In the anime, Exeggutor also has been seen in groups of its own kind, meaning that it is not a solitary Pokémon. It lives in forests and jungles.

Due to the abundance of sunlight in the Alola region, Exeggutor grows over five times taller than in other regions. Its neck is thinner and much longer, causing it to more resemble a palm tree. This variant of Exeggutor has a long, tapering tail with two leaves, and a fourth light green head on the tip. This extra head can act on its own and defend the rear. [1] Its long neck can be used like a whip to attack enemies with its hard head. However, its neck can also be a weak point as it will become dizzy swinging it around. Its increased height reduced its need for a psychic defense and has instead awakened draconic powers. The people of Alola claim that Alolan Exeggutor is this Pokémon's true form. Ancient carvings and murals depict this Pokémon. Its extra height makes it the tallestGrass-type and Dragon-type, as well as the heaviestGrass-type.

Other

An Exeggutor appeared in The March of the Exeggutor Squad, under the ownership of Melvin. It hypnotized Ash, who was forced to capture several Exeggutor for Melvin. Unfortunately, all of the Exeggutor used Hypnosis on each other and went on a rampage.

An Exeggutor appeared in Misty Meets Her Match, under the ownership of Rudy. It was used in his match against Ash, where it faced off against Bulbasaur. It had the upper hand against Bulbasaur until the Seed Pokémon used Sleep Powder to defeat it, saving the Coconut Pokémon from falling down a cliff in the process.

Eight Exeggutor appeared in Got Miltank? as inhabitants of a Pokémon-exclusive oasis. They were the ones responsible for keeping the humans away, which they accomplished by hypnotizing them.

An Alolan Exeggutor appeared in The Guardian's Challenge! at the Pokémon School during Samson Oak's lesson about regional variants. Ash got excited by Exeggutor and went to examine its tail unaware that it has a head of its own which ended up wracking him.

In the TCG

Other appearances

Alolan Exeggutor appears as a Pokémon summoned from the Poké Ball, where it acts as a stage barrier, blocking players from crossing over a certain part of the stage for a set period of time. Its neck acts as a wall, so certain characters, such as Greninja, can stick on to it or jump off it. Alolan Exeggutor also appears as a Spirit.

Origin

It appears to be based on a coconut tree and possibly the Japanese monster Jinmenju, a tree that grows human heads (that are always smiling). It might also be inspired by a sandbox tree.

Exeggutor's Alola Form more closely resembles a coconut tree. Its type may be a reference to the Dracaena genus. It may also be a pun inspired by the Coca, a dragon whose name shares the same origins as the word coconut.